Prediction: Wii U will sell under 7m in 2013

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Mazty said:

bdbdbd said:
It's going to top 10M in CY 2013. Wii U should have atleast one AAA title to boost the sales before the end of march; Wii Fit U.

Will that boost sales? I can't see people feeling the need to upgrade wii fit to wii u fit. It's not like you bought Wii Fit for the graphics, so why upgrade? This is the major downside nintendo never considered when they focused on the casual audience; getting them to upgrade when you are no longer the "in" gadget is incredibly difficult. 

I actually can. The gamepad solves one of the biggest issues Wii Fit and Plus had.

Besides, outside of rhetorics, your argument has no value in it. Why should anyone feel the need of upgrading any console?

Mazty said:

Viper1 said:

Mazty said:

Viper1 said:
You're crazy.

It depends. If the first few months with 2013 are littered with announcements for new iphones/samsung phones/next box etc there is a chance that the wiiu could sell less then 7m. A slim chance though as it's already hit 2m. I estimate that the life sales of the WiiU will put it somewhere inbetween the GC and N64, as long as 2013/2014 sees another console release and a continued popularity in iPhone/Nexus/etc products.

I actually don't think those things will matter very much.  The people that want a Wii U are not going to suddenly decide not to get one just because some new phone (with the tiniest increase in something new over the last phone ) was announced.

New console announcements....maybe.   But largely it seems that consoles sales tend to be not be deterred too much by competitor consoles these days.   All 3 last gen consoles over 70 million.

The thing is you have to consider who wants a wii u. All I can think of is die hard Nintendo fans. Anyone who is a casual who enjoyed the wii is probably more inclined to play on a tablet/phone then cash out on a console. Are there really many die hard Nintendo fans left? The Wii would have deterred many new potential fans by offering the least of the 3 systems, meaning that gamers will most likely already have a 360/ps3, and therefore why upgrade to something which ash the "tiniest increase in something over the last" console?

There have always been competition around and it has never made any sense to purchase any console, as you always have had a device available that isn't limited to just playing games. It's easy to understand that any hardcore gamer wouldn't touch a console, as you can play WoW on a PC with updated specs.

If you're phasing out the money for a tablet to play games with, I don't think it would be a problem to buy something cheaper, like Wii U.

The entertainment industry is rather simple, as all you have to do is make a product people want, and they will buy it.
The success of a videogameconsole depends only on one thing; if it has games people want to play. The biggest issue with Wii U is the public perception of Wii U being an gamepad-accessory for Wii, and the lack of games.